For years, Scrutinizer has been a trusted name in network monitoring and traffic analysis, providing invaluable insights into network performance and security. But as networks have grown more complex and IT environments have become increasingly hybrid, it became clear that organizations need more—more scalability, more analytics, more insight, and more integrations. That’s why we reimagined Scrutinizer as Plixer One, a platform built to meet the demands of modern IT teams and infrastructures well into the future.
Plixer One isn’t just an upgrade; it’s a transformation. With its powerful new features, advanced analytics, and expanded capabilities, Plixer One is designed to empower NetOps and SecOps teams to achieve unmatched Network Observability and Defense. Let’s explore how Plixer One delivers on its promise to be everything Scrutinizer was—and so much more.
Why You Need More Than Scrutinizer
In today’s IT landscape, increasing visibility across the complex hybrid cloud environments, geographically dispersed networks, and ever-growing security threats is crucial. Scrutinizer, while foundational, began to show limitations as networks evolved. It was constrained in its ability to scale easily and cost effectively, and maximize processing of mounting flows per second, which posed challenges for organizations with high-throughput requirements or distributed infrastructures. The analytics capabilities, though robust for its time, lacked advanced features such as endpoint profiling, predictive analytics, and AI-powered anomaly detection. Additionally, its design for single-site deployments restricted its adaptability for hybrid or multi-site environments.
Recognizing these growing challenges, we set out to create a platform that could scale, integrate, and adapt to the complexities of modern networks and security operations. This vision materialized as Plixer One.
Introducing Plixer One: Everything You Have Now and More
Plixer One represents the next generation of network monitoring and security as a network observability and defense platform. It is purpose-built to address the challenges of today’s IT environments, offering unparalleled scalability, analytics, and deployment flexibility. Unlike its predecessor, Plixer One supports unlimited collectors, making it ideal for organizations with geographically dispersed networks. Each collector can handle up to 100,000 flows per second, with the platform capable of scaling to process over one million flows per second. This enhanced capacity ensures that even the most demanding environments can maintain comprehensive visibility and performance.
Plixer One doesn’t just scale; it offers a depth of analytics that goes far beyond Scrutinizer’s capabilities. With endpoint profiling and identity mapping, organizations can gain deeper insights into devices and users across their networks. Traffic forecasting and predictive capacity planning allow IT teams to anticipate performance issues before they arise. The integration of threat intelligence feeds enhances security with advanced features such as anomaly detection, protocol analysis, and MITRE ATT&CK mapping.
Deployment flexibility is another hallmark of Plixer One. Whether your organization requires virtual, hardware, or cloud-native solutions, Plixer One adapts to your IT strategy. Distributed deployment options ensure high availability and resilience, making it an ideal choice for complex and hybrid networks. Moreover, Plixer One integrates seamlessly with industry-leading tools like ServiceNow, Tenable, Microsoft Defender XDR, and Zscaler, streamlining workflows and enhancing operational efficiency.
With its unified console, Plixer One provides a single pane of glass for end-to-end visibility across data centers, SD-WAN, and cloud environments. This integration allows teams to navigate effortlessly between high-level dashboards and granular data, enabling faster troubleshooting and more informed decision-making.
Key Benefits of Upgrading to Plixer One
Upgrading to Plixer One future-proofs your network monitoring capabilities. Its design ensures that your investment remains relevant as IT environments evolve. By unifying data, automating analytics, and leveraging advanced AI, Plixer One empowers NetOps and SecOps teams to respond faster to threats, optimize network performance, and prioritize tasks with clarity.
The platform’s cost-efficiency is another standout feature. Delivering advanced observability and defense at up to 65% lower cost compared to other solutions, Plixer One offers unmatched value without compromise. Enhanced security capabilities, including DDoS defense, anomaly detection, and endpoint profiling, provide the tools necessary to safeguard your network from evolving threats.
Plixer One Core vs. Plixer One Enterprise
Plixer One is available in two versions to meet diverse organizational needs. The Core version delivers advanced analytics, unlimited data ingestion points, and foundational security controls, making it ideal for organizations focused on visibility and network performance. The Enterprise version builds on these features with AI-driven insights, advanced security analytics, and high availability as standard, catering to organizations with complex, large-scale, or high-security requirements.
Why Upgrade Now?
Upgrading to Plixer One is not just about keeping up; it’s about staying ahead. With its advanced capabilities, scalability, and cost-efficiency, Plixer One is the future of network observability and defense. And the best part? Existing Scrutinizer customers can migrate to Plixer One Core at no additional cost as the first step in transitioning to this new platform.
Don’t let your network monitoring tools hold you back. Make the switch to Plixer One and experience the next level in IT operations.
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